KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – The plan to remove four dams along the Klamath River took another step forward. In 2004, PacifiCorp was managing eight Klamath Project dams in Klamath and Siskiyou Counties when the power company was told four of ...
Oregon Governor Kate Brown and California Governor Gavin Newsom will discuss restoration of the Klamath River during a live event scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17. The governors will be joined by leaders from the Karuk and Yurok ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — U.S. Congressman Greg Walden announced today the Bureau of Reclamation is investing $1.2 million toward new science for the Klamath project. The announcement comes less than a month after Walden brought the Secretary of the Interior ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Work on a dam removal project in Ashland Creek is underway. The goal is to remove the Smith-Meyer-Roper Diversion dam to help young Coho salmon and steelhead pass through. Right now, experts say the fish can’t pass ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore — Curry County commissioners said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is breaking its promise to southern Oregon. At a meeting with Jackson County commissioners, Curry County leaders encouraged Jackson County to sign a letter of “no ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– A zoo in El Paso, Texas is letting you name a cockroach after your ex this year and then feed it to a meerkat for Valentine’s Day. The Bronx Zoo has been doing a similar program since ...
Toronto, Canada (CBC/NBCNC) – The world’s first genetically modified salmon is being offered for sale in Canada. Massachusetts-based Aqua Bounty Technologies said it’s sold about five tons of fresh salmon fillets to Canadian customers. But it isn’t saying exactly where ...
Lost Creek Lake, Ore. – In an effort to protect the future population of Chinook salmon in the Rogue River, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced there will be an angling closure at the “Hatchery Hole” below Lost ...
Portland, Ore. – It could be a rough salmon season for southern Oregon and northern California fishermen. The Pacific Fishery Management Council is suggesting closing this year’s ocean salmon season from the Humbug Creek Area south of Port Orford down ...
The first genetically modified animal has been approved for consumption in the US. The Food and Drug Administration says genetically modified salmon is safe to eat and can be sold in the US. The FDA approved Aqua-Bounty Technologies’ application for ...